Hamburg defender Jonas David might be among the new names invited to the senior national team of Nigeria when the list of players called up for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers is made public by head coach of the team Jose Peseiro, OGN understands.
Peseiro is worried over the defence of the team and wants to give opportunities to new players who are doing well at their respective teams, and David who has played in 14 of his team’s game this summer is among the new players under consideration for a spot in the squad for the back to back games against Guinea Bissau.
The 22 year old who was born in Germany qualifies to represent Nigeria through his father and already according to reports in the German media contacts has already been established with a representative of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF).
Baba Abdulrahman who works with the deputy technical director of the NFF met with the defender to sound out the interest from Nigeria according to MOPO. Talks were said to have been held with the permission of the coach of the senior national team of Nigeria.
An invitation to the team for the AFCON qualifiers will bring to conclusion a three year period which he has been monitored by Nigeria with erstwhile coach Gernot Rohr, the first to have made contact with him.
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